I was trailing behind the group as we walked down a hall with a lot of doors.
"These will be your rooms. I'm sure you'll find everything you need, toothbrush, bed. Just take it easy on the hot water when you shower. He said once we stopped.
"Hot water?" T-Dog and Glenn said simultaniously.
"That's what the man said." I laughed and bolted for the closest room. I shut the door and stripped down, not getting my closed off fast enough. I turned to the bathroom and started the shower, hoping in, letting the water flow down my body. I squirted a nice amount of shampoo into my hands and masaged my scalpe, scrubbing the dirt and grease from my hair. I let the water rinse the suds out then used the conditioner on my hair. It instantly softened, absorbing the moisture. I left the conditioner in, letting it soak and began to wash my body. I grabbed the soap and lathered up, scrubbing every inch of my body and letting the water wash it all away. I stood under the stream of water until my skin began to prune up. As I stepped out of the shower and wipped the steam from the mirror I got a good look at myself.
My whole body was sunken. I had numerous scrapes on my arms and legs. The skin on my arms were sun burnt while the rest of my body was pale. My hair had grown out a lot, but my eyes were the thing that caught me off guard. They seemed to be brighter and larger in comparison to the rest of me, making the dark blue stand out. I decided that I needed to cut my hair so I rummaged through the drawers until I found a pair of scissors. I cut the ends off, making it a little shorter then I fixed my bangs, which were hanging in my face. I looked in the mirror, deciding that it looked ok and cleaned up the mess it left.
I walked back into my room and changed into some clean clothes, leaving the previous ones to soak in the sink. I left my room and walked to the kitchen, finding Carol and Lori cooking.
"Is there anything I can do to help?" I asked, walking over to them.
"Sure Sam. You can start on the salad over there" Carol said, pointing to the counter. Grabbing everything needed, I began chopping the lettuce, then carrots, then cheese. I tossed them all into a bowl, adding croutons and bacons bits. I splattered some dressing over it all and started mixing it up when Glenn walked in.
"Have a nice shower?" I smiled, knowing what the answer would be.
"If the hot water wouldn't have run out I would still be in there." He laughed. "Nice hair by the way." He said as he took a seat at the table, making Lori and Carol look at me.
"Thanks Glenn. Want some salad?" I asked, lifting the bowl.
"Ah, I'll just wait for all the food and for everyone to be here." He said, looking down to the book in his hands. I brought the salad to the table, placing it in the middle and brought some plates. I set out some forks and knifes, grabbing the glasses at the end. T-Dog sat at the table, followed by Dale, Andrea, Shane, Carl, Sophia and the rest. The only one missing was Daryl. We all took out seats as we waited for Daryl, but he was taking forever.
